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STM32-Primer documents and files
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The STM32 Primer is an innovative, low-cost evaluation and development package that is designed to provide a fun and easy introduction to the features of the STM32 with ARM Cortex™-M3 core.
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The Primer’s ergonomic design with MEMS-based controls (navigate by tilting the tool left, right, backward or forward) and LCD display provide fun and easy control of the included demonstration firmware that includes graphical user interface and games based on the resources of the STM32 microcontroller:
- Maze – A game where the player navigate inside a labyrinth, eating dots to win points while avoiding ghosts.
- Breakout – A game where the player uses a paddle to bounce a ball against a wall of blocks, destroying the block to win points. Win the game by destroying all the blocks.
- Configuration - Configuration and test applications have been pre-installed in order to check your STM32-Primer capabilities. From the main menu of the STM32-Primer, launch the “Config” command. The following parameters can be set:
- CPU Freq. This lets you choose the speed of your STM32-Primer.
- Backlight. This lets you tune the backlight intensity. Note that the backlight is the main source of power consumption (with the LCD monitor itself). Reducing the backlight intensity allow to extend the duration when Primer is powered by the battery.
- Time. This sets your STM32-Primer time. Note that the RTC clock will remain valid even if your STM32-Primer is shut off.
- Test. This performs a quick factory test of the STM32-Primer.
You can add more applications to your STM32-Primer by downloading them from the projects pages.
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The STM32-Primer provides the following devices:
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One marked "Debug" to connect to a PC running Ride for application development,
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One marked "STM32" that allows the embedded application to communicate with an external USB host.
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One accelerometer (MEMS) that captures the 3D-position information related to the STM32-Primer, and which is used to navigate through the menus, and to move the pointer,
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NIMH batteries to work without power supply.
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Note that 2 footprints on the printed circuit could receive some optional interface components:
Opening the plastic case of the STM32-Primer is easy (no screw, no clip). Just separate the two sides of the case away and remove the board.
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The Primer and Ride7 software toolset provide everything needed for programming the STM32 and
debugging applications, including:
- USB host connection for in-circuit programming and debugging.
- Ride7 integrated development environment for code editing, device programming and application debugging (debug up to 32K of code, with included version. For information about upgrade to an unlimited version of Ride go here.
- GNU C /C++ compiler (unlimited compiling).
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The numerous functions of the Circle-OS firmware will help you to design new applications that you could add dynamically to your STM32 Primer and share with other developers.
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Datasheets
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You will find bellow the list of the main component used for the STM32-primer:
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STM32-Primer user manual
STM32-Primer.hex
datasheet
datasheet